When comparing Pocket Informant vs Fantastical, the Slant community recommends Fantastical for most people. In the question“What are the best scheduling/calendar apps that syncs across desktop and iOS/Android?”Fantastical is ranked 3rd while Pocket Informant is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose Fantastical is:

If you're locked into using an Exchange account, Google Calendar won't work without 3rd party syncing options. Fantastical works flawlessly with Exchange and with Google Accounts so you can have both. It also supports iCloud, Office365, Yahoo, and Facebook calendars.

Pro

Advanced filtering system

Pro

Scalable

Pro

Great organizer

Almost everything is provided, from calendar to todo,'s as well as managing lists, all of which is organized via Pocket and syncs perfectly thru all devices.

Pro

Time zones and trips

Handles time zones automatically considering declared trips.

Pro

Easy and great looking Calendar to work with

Adding events and making them visible between other events is easy. Streamlining your multiple events is implemented very well in this app.

Pro

Configurable views

Pro

Seven Day side-by-side view puts the next 7 days in an easy to use format

It makes is extremely easy to view and provides great functionality for updates or creating new events.

Pro

Calendar printing

Pocket Informant supports printing, meaning that a calendar can be printed after being loaded with information.

Pro

Supports multiple calendar platforms

If you're locked into using an Exchange account, Google Calendar won't work without 3rd party syncing options. Fantastical works flawlessly with Exchange and with Google Accounts so you can have both. It also supports iCloud, Office365, Yahoo, and Facebook calendars.

Pro

Fantastical can comprehend natural language

You can copy and paste a line from a meeting note and Fantastical can copy down and present the relevant information

Pro

Beautiful and highly polished design

Cons

Con

Bit complicated for everyone

It is a feature oriented app for the people who love its multiple functions, but those that don't may find it complicated to use.

Con

Restricted free version

The free version has many restrictions. The full version costs $14.99.

Con

Expensive for a single utility app

Fantastical on OS X costs $49.99 and an additional $4.99 if you want to use it on iOS.

Con

Only supports iOS and OSX

Fantastical doesn't support web, Windows or Android.

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